Vehicle awning



Jan 6, 1931. r H. E. WILLIAMS 1,737,845

. VEHICLE mum File d Aug. 1:, i927 zshe'e ts-sneet 1 I. 2' o INVENTOR.

Jan 6, 1931.

H. E. WILLIAMS VEHICLE AWNING Filed Aug. 13, 1927 2 Sheets-$heet 2 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented Jan; 6; 1931 'TS A E S EAR-ore E. WILLIAMS, or oAR'rHAeE, Miss onar v EHICL AWNING R f Application filed Au ust-13,4927. Serial 1%.2'12541.

r 'llhis-invention relates to shades; or awnings such as are particularlyadapted for use'on automobiles .or otherevehi cles, though it is not limitedin'its useful applications to such uses. The. invention is: illustrated in two forms in theaccompanyingidrawingg and will be understood iromvthefollowing description." P

F ig.-1 is'a perspectiyeview of one forlnof awning embodying? my invention, parts-being broken away and the awning being open or extended. 1 1

Fig. 2'is a rear view ofthe-awning'show'n in f rolled up or closed;

- Fig.4 is ahorizontal sectional. view on the line HofFi g.'-2.f-aj v i ig. 5=is {a perspeotive v v iew of another l form of awning.- embodying my invention,

P. 7 v ing open; or eXt'en'de'diQ Fig. Gisa rear v1-ew= ofthe awning shown Fig. 7 is atop plan view-" I Referring-t0 the drawings, Qindicatesw a roller upon: which is supported a flexible awning or shade-3; The roller is" preferably of the spring-actuatedtype such! as isin commonusew-It is supportedin aframe that is fixed-or non-extensible as. to=itszilength As represented in Figs .-v 1,:2'; and 3 this trainee comprises a bar 4' carrying supporting brackets 5 near its ends inw-hichisinonnted I the roller'fz. ,One or bothofithejbracketsmay be elastic to permit the roller pivots. to be forced into the seats eprovidedtherefor in the brackets;and'thereheld theresilieney 0f the bracketsfi I r p =Th'e rollerirame is connected witha SIID- porting frame that is 'adaptedrtoibe set into the runways'a for the'glassiB of a window'of an automobile. This framerconsists of duplicateTanglepi'eces 6,: :6; at: thelends ofthe;

' awning frame; p The outwardly extending flanges 7 of the angle pieces 6- areadapted to 1 entertherunways a eformed in the franie A,- i

'betw'een thelining G of felt orothersu itable material for the window, glass and an adjza- V centwall of the-runway 'iasrepresented in Fi 3' is an edge View with the awning its being broken away and the awning be Fig. where it is held, supporting the awnmg; without interfering with the movements :o-f the window glassqor of the roller 2. Of

course, if alining suchas C is not employed, the flange 7' lies directly between the wall ofthe: groove or runway a and the face of the -lassB. e. p 8. indicates the outwardly. or forwardly extending: exposed portion of the trame piece 6,

it being preferably arrangedat right: angles I .to theflange'Y. V

of parts and illustrated them in Figs. 1 :to4

inclusive.

" The bare-of the roller frameistubulariat 1 least towards itsends; as in'dicated atlO, andi 'g into these tubular portions ofthebarextends studs 11,tl1'esebeing freely movable relative to the bar; Thestuds are screw-threaded as "at:12',and' with them engagerthe nuts I3. *Wasiher's 14am preferably interposed be- -e0 tween the nuts and the endszof the bar 4. Thegoi'iteryends of the" studs are-preforated to receive pivots l5 connecting them .withthe frame pieces 6-, the pivots extending-through brackets 9 formed by cutting the exposed ee i portion 8-}of the framepiece and-bending'it relative to the part '8 as clearly represented on the drawings. i p I The 's'tuds or short rods 11 areprovided with t'eats'or projectionsA that areIadapted-gpe to move in the slots 44 formed inlthebar or rod 4, this arrangement serving to prevent rotation of'the studs or rods-11in the rod. 4 when the nuts 13 are turned; q I

It will be understood that if'the nuts-are turned so as to force the washers-14 against the ends oi the bar A the studs 1-1- will be moved outwardly, since-the bar is rigid lengthwise and sneh movements of thestuds force the angular supportingiframe pieces 6 16 indicates a pivoted stretcher framehaving an intermediate cross bar that occupies a position parallel withthe roller 2 and to which the free edge of the awning is secured. This stretcher frame is united to the frame pieces 6 by pivots 17. The exposed portions plates that lie opposite the enlargements. 18. They are provided each with an'arm 22 adapted to encircle aside arm of the stretcher frame near its pivoted end so that the plate turns with the frame. A friction pad'20 lies between the bracket 18 and the plate. 19. A

nut'21 upon the pivot 17 serves to hold the plates 18 and 19 towards each other so as to clamp the friction pad 20 between them. The stretcher frame 16 is resilientthat is 7 apart-to adistance greater than that be,-

tween. the oppositerglass runs a, into which the awning supporting frame .is .to be set.

This resiliency of the stretcher frame is of assistance-in setting the awninginto position. Theoperation of placing theawning 1s as follows: The nuts 13 are adjusted to such positions as permit the studs 11 to be pushed movedso as to enterthe glass' runs due to the resiliency of the stretcher frame 16, asihas been described. The flanges 7 "having been set into'theglass runs, the nuts 13 are ad- Qthe.window*opening.-This adjustment of feres withfthe mounting, and operations of the rollercarryingth'e awning. The awning 'frame' being secured as described, the awning V 3. may be'extendedby swinging the stretcher frame upon its pivots 17 to Carry thecross roller as the position.

i In Figs. 5*to 7 isshown aform of'theinven 'tion having many-features in common with.

- the awning shown in the other views but differing therefrom in some details of construction. Referring to theseviews, it will be seen 19 indicates a window opening.

that the awning 3 is supported upon a roller 2 which may be, and preferably is, spring-actuated, and the free edge of the awning is secured to the cross bar of a stretcher frame 16.

'The roller is supported in the out-turned ends san'rie' as are the flanges 7 of the supporting .8 of the frame pieces .fi are, at their lower ends, formed with circular enlargements 18: through which pivots '17 pass.

frames 6 already described. A cross bar 34 unites the opposite supporting frame pieces 32, being .pivotally. united thereto at 36, 36. The cross bar is formed oftwo pieces so as to enter. the :glass. runways a and then to be forced apart to clamp against the window frame, the frame pieces 32 being provided with outwardly extended or exposed plates .40. The lower or freeiends of the side arms of the stretcher frame are bent to form pivots 37 that lie in bearing loops. 38, formed'at the lower ends of the frame pieces 32, these a being formed by folding the. end portions of the frames back upon themselves and securing them by screws ,andrclamp nuts 39.

The supporting frame pieces 32 carry rigid upright 41 and to'these" is vconnected ethe ,cross bar 30, by means of bolts and nuts43, intothe tubular portions offlthe rod 4; sufiiciently to allow the upper portions of the flanges 7 to be inserted into the glass runs a. Thelower ends of these flanges may be the former passing through slots 42 formed in the bar 30. This arrangement permits the supporting side frames'to be bodily moved laterally relative -.to the cross bar as such frames are being'adjusted to support the awning in the window frame, to permit its removal. The bolts also serve aspivotal connections between thesuppojrting frames 32 ment of these parts 'asma-y be required. V The aw'ning last described may be setwin p V .place,-re'moved, and operated thesameas the J the hOldlllg; framepieces'ln no, wisecinter awningfirstdescribed;-

.What I claim is:

1. gAnawning for vehicles and the like having of two parts connectedfwiththe ends of .the first mention'edframe, such parts being adapted to ,engagerespectively with the run- .andc the. cross bar, allowing angular adjustways of a window frame, and means for move 7 ing the saidparts of the supporting frame 'eithertowa'rd or from'each other to permit the awning to be removedfrom or secured in awning fabric wound thereon, a supporting frame for the roller comprising a cross bar V carrymg resihent brackets near its ends in I which the roller is supported for rotation,

supporting frame pieces connected with the roller frame adapted to engage theframework surrounding a window opening, means for'forcing the supporting piecesapart and into engagement. withthe framework of the I window, and a spreader frame to which the w free edge of the awning fabric is secured,- pivotally connected with the supporting frame pieces.

4. In an awning for Vehicles, a ro11er,'an

awning fabric wound thereon, a supportingframe for the roller comprising a transverse bar tubular at its ends and roller carrying brackets thereon, studs extending beyond the cross bar and having their inner ends en- 7 ter the tubular portions of the crossbar of theroller frame, means for'adjusting the studs in thetubular parts of the cross bar, means adapted to engage with the framework of a window opening and to be held in engagement therewith as the studs are moved outwardly to support the awning, and means for holding the awning fabric in a more or less extended position as desired.

5. An awning such as described in claim 16 in which the studs therein specified are screw-threaded and the adjusting means that cause the studs to be moved are nuts in engagement with the screw-threaded portions of the studs and bearing against the ends of the crosshead of the roller frame,

HAROLD E. WILLIAMS. 

